Today was our last full day in Sydney, we’ve seen it all and done it all (well, all except the bridge climb-looks like I’m off the hook with that one, who would have thought they’d be booked out in their busiest week!!). It’s been a fantastic 4 months and we have thoroughly enjoyed being Sydney-siders. Now all that was left was to say farewell to a few of our favourite places. Our first farewell was to Bondi beach. What better way to start the day than with a splash around in the waves on a bodyboard (It was her first time, and she’s a natural, put’s me to shame! 🙁 – Simon). There will definitely be many more beaches and much more bodyboarding in the next few weeks.
After an afternoon of hectic packing and despairing over how much stuff we have accumulated over the last 4 months (yes those 3 pairs of shoes did seem absolutely necessary at the time!) we headed into town to say our farewells to the city. First up was Circular Quay and the Botanic gardens, fitting in the obligatory flag photo along the way (it’s only taken us 4 months to get around to it!). Then to the Andrew ‘boy’ Charlton pool so Si could swim a few laps next to the harbour with fantastic views of Finger Wharf at Woolloomooloo. Finger Wharf is where Russell Crowe is supposed to live so instead of swimming I spent the time trying to guess which apartment was his and which boat was his, all the while keeping a keen eye out for any signs of the star himself (alas to no avail!). After his swim Si treated himself to a pie & peas at Harry’s Cafe de Wheels (something he has been looking forward to for about 4 months!). He was a good boy and didn’t have the ‘tiger’ as we are now heading off for our last supper and if we can make it to Leichhardt (a.k.a Little Italy) we plan to treat ourselves to a nutella pizza Mmmm…